Buying organic foods isn’t just for the health-obsessed few. Eight out of ten households purchase organic products at least occasionally and the organics sector continues to grow.
Purchasing organic items is also easier than it used to be, since they are now available in nearly 20,000 natural food stores and nearly three out of four conventional grocery stores, according to the USDA.
However, shoppers are facing a challenge in 2022 as inflation and supply chain issues push up the price of fuel and food. Yet despite these rising expenses, we’re seeing a dramatic increase in sales of organic foods.  
Growing Organic Food Sales
Fueled by a desire to boost immunity and keep their families healthy, consumers have embraced the practice of using food as medicine like never before. U.S. organic sales leaped to new highs in 2020, increasing by a record 12.4 percent—to $61.9 billion—according to Nielsen findings released by the Organic Trade Association in 2021.
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